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romney, you elected to go last. you have two minutes, mr. president. >> i want to thank you, and i want to thank gov. romney because this was a terrific debate. i want to thank the university of denver. four years ago we were going through a major crisis. yet, my faith in the american future is undiminished. the reason is because of its people. because of a woman i met in north carolina who decided at 55 to go back to school because she wanted to inspire her daughter and now she has a new job. because of a company in minnesota willing to give up salaries and perks for the executives to make sure they did not lay off workers during a recession. the auto workers that you need in toledo or detroit take such pride in building the best cars in the world not just because of a paycheck, but because it gives them a sense of pride that they are helping to build america. the question now is how do we build on the strengths? everything i have tried to do everything i am proposing for the next four years as far as improving education or developing ameri
romney, you elected to go last. you have two minutes, mr. president. >> i want to thank you, and i want to thank gov. romney because this was a terrific debate. i want to thank the university of denver. four years ago we were going through a major crisis. yet, my faith in the american future is undiminished. the reason is because of its people. because of a woman i met in north carolina who decided at 55 to go back to school because she wanted to inspire her daughter and now she has a new...
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this is what the election comes down to. over and over we had been told by our opponents that's its government cannot do everything, it should do almost nothing, if you cannot afford health insurance, we hope you do not get sick. a company is releasing toxic pollution into the air, that is the price of progress. you cannot go to college, just borrowed money from your parents. as i described last night that is not who we are, not what this country is about. in america we believe we are in this together. we understand america is not about what can be done for us, do asabout what begwe can one nation, and you understand that. or the reason there is a teacher in pueblo? who can buy. " with new tax credits. you have made that happen. you are the reason a woman outside during the can get treatment she needs to be cancer. now that there are affordable plans to cover pre-existing conditions, we can do that. you made that happen. you are the reason thousands of students at colleges have more help paying for college this year. that ha
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romney, you elected to go last. you have two minutes, mr. president. >> i want to thank you, and i want to thank gov. romney because this was a terrific debate. i want to thank the university of denver. four years ago we were going through a major crisis. yet, my faith in the american future is undiminished. the reason is because of its people. because of a woman i met in north carolina who decided at 55 to go back to school because she wanted to inspire her daughter and now she has a new job. because of a company in minnesota willing to give up salaries and perks for the executives to make sure they did not lay off workers during a recession. the auto workers that you need in toledo or detroit take such pride in building the best cars in the world not just because of a paycheck, but because it gives them a sense of pride that they are helping to build america. the question now is how do we build on the strengths? everything i have tried to do everything i am proposing for the next four years as far as improving education or developing ameri
romney, you elected to go last. you have two minutes, mr. president. >> i want to thank you, and i want to thank gov. romney because this was a terrific debate. i want to thank the university of denver. four years ago we were going through a major crisis. yet, my faith in the american future is undiminished. the reason is because of its people. because of a woman i met in north carolina who decided at 55 to go back to school because she wanted to inspire her daughter and now she has a new...
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but what about the city's rights to elect their own elected officials? and i guess follow their own destiny? winnie's a government interference, i understand you are talking about the federal. but i heard mitt romney say states' rights. is it the right of the state to come into the cities and overthrow the local municipalities? if that is big government, small government. i do not know. i think they should have the right to control their own destiny in their own city. it is on the ballot in november. and i am telling everybody in michigan to a vote it down. we did not need dictatorship. it is a dictator bill. host: thank you. on twitter -- the government to do its job, maintain the general welfare. from debate news, the numbers are and on how many watched on television. more than 67 million watched the first presidential debate. nearly 16 more watched four years ago for about 12 of the 67 who watched president obama square off against mitt romney were between 18-34. fox news channel average 10.4 million viewers. a big improvement over 8.2. cnn clock abou
but what about the city's rights to elect their own elected officials? and i guess follow their own destiny? winnie's a government interference, i understand you are talking about the federal. but i heard mitt romney say states' rights. is it the right of the state to come into the cities and overthrow the local municipalities? if that is big government, small government. i do not know. i think they should have the right to control their own destiny in their own city. it is on the ballot in...
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that is why we hold the elections. i want to thank you all for turning out. i thought this was a great panel. we got a lot of good information. a vote early and often. thank you. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> tomorrow on "washington journal", which will talk with third party candidates. first, green party that it jill stein. she will talk about her platform and the challenges of running as a third party candidate. that is followed by former virginia rep and constitution party candidate virgil good. e. and then we will look at the history and role of third parties, from the liberty partyin 1841 to ross perot's party in the early 1990's. "washington journal" with your calls, tweet, and e-mails live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> it is the first thing in our article here is, getting medicare costs under control is the number one priority. and it is the most untouchable thing. but that is going to cause more trouble than any other problem we have got fiscally and the united
that is why we hold the elections. i want to thank you all for turning out. i thought this was a great panel. we got a lot of good information. a vote early and often. thank you. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> tomorrow on "washington journal", which will talk with third party candidates. first, green party that it jill stein. she will talk about her platform and the challenges of running as a...
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election. >> are we entering an era in which the rhetorical measurement is if you lose as opposed to if you win. would you say that is the circumstance to which candidates -- winning is nice, but not losing is the thing. >> that could be what they are looking at. the risk factor is so high, but not losing is sometimes more important. this year for obama in particular. >> the fact that the headline seems to be -- the gaff ise of the headline. >> -- the gaffe is the headline. >> i am wondering what would be the most important thing for me to look at when i am watching the debate. what would be the number 1. the debate is open. what should i be looking at? >> my perspective would be the thing you want to look for is, democratic leadership. how does this person perform democratic leadership? as americans we have conflicting expectations that the president be democratic, or ordinary, someone who acts like we would, someone who will subordinate themselves to the public will and be a public servant. s
election. >> are we entering an era in which the rhetorical measurement is if you lose as opposed to if you win. would you say that is the circumstance to which candidates -- winning is nice, but not losing is the thing. >> that could be what they are looking at. the risk factor is so high, but not losing is sometimes more important. this year for obama in particular. >> the fact that the headline seems to be -- the gaff ise of the headline. >> -- the gaffe is the...
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romney, you elected to go last. you have two minutes, mr. president. >> i want to thank you, and i want to thank gov. romney because this was a terrific debate. i want to thank the university of denver. four years ago we were going through a major crisis. yet, my faith in the american future is undiminished. the reason is because of its people. because of a woman i met in north carolina who decided at 55 to go back to school because she wanted to inspire her daughter and now she has a new job. because of a company in minnesota willing to give up salaries and perks for the executives to make sure they did not lay off workers during a recession. the auto workers that you need in toledo or detroit take such pride in building the best cars in the world not just because of a paycheck, but because it gives them a sense of pride that they are helping to build america. the question now is how do we build on the strengths? everything i have tried to do everything i am proposing for the next four years as far as improving education or developing ameri
romney, you elected to go last. you have two minutes, mr. president. >> i want to thank you, and i want to thank gov. romney because this was a terrific debate. i want to thank the university of denver. four years ago we were going through a major crisis. yet, my faith in the american future is undiminished. the reason is because of its people. because of a woman i met in north carolina who decided at 55 to go back to school because she wanted to inspire her daughter and now she has a new...
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our elected officials and those who want to be elected officials and need to recognize that many children in this country are not necessarily getting those opportunities. though only way to fix some of our larger educational problems is to be looking at what those kids are experiencing it in the first five or six years. that is the first one. secondly, in the education space, there is a lot of talk around turnaround schools and teacher quality. that is a big part of the education debate in this country. those are issues the obama administration has focused on for fixing failing schools. he has a laser focus on effectiveness in teaching and how to improve our teacher work force. the romney campaign has expressed interest in improving the schools through a different avenue by promoting more choice for parents. neither side is recognizing that those reforms if ever put in place will be far less successful if children are not giving the solid foundation in the first place. children growing up in the impoverished conditions have little access to the education that they need in those younger ye
our elected officials and those who want to be elected officials and need to recognize that many children in this country are not necessarily getting those opportunities. though only way to fix some of our larger educational problems is to be looking at what those kids are experiencing it in the first five or six years. that is the first one. secondly, in the education space, there is a lot of talk around turnaround schools and teacher quality. that is a big part of the education debate in this...
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the hardening of this election is in place. host: the focus of the cover on your magazine and that is the next president possibility to make his selection for the supreme court. i'm wondering what your view is of the current makeup of the court and which direction it will go as the new term opens this week in light of the vote on health care. guest: your viewers can see that cover. often the court is viewed through the prism through hot- button social issues like abortion, guns, criminal defense issues. this is very much about the election where we have four supreme court justices over the age of 70. we have a court which has in many ways favored the corporations, the very rich over ordinary people come in. the axis of workers to the court. in the defining decision, citizens united was on president in unleashing the power of corporate money in enhancing the power of money, the very rich in our politics. the court is a player. the problem is that progressives have not understood the power of the courts as have the conservative m
the hardening of this election is in place. host: the focus of the cover on your magazine and that is the next president possibility to make his selection for the supreme court. i'm wondering what your view is of the current makeup of the court and which direction it will go as the new term opens this week in light of the vote on health care. guest: your viewers can see that cover. often the court is viewed through the prism through hot- button social issues like abortion, guns, criminal...
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elect officials. they know what they want to do. -- elected officials. by and large, it is hard. he will have more trouble with his own executive branch, i think, than with the legislative branch. let me disagree a little bit with president obama on his style. in the second term of president, that is the legacy term. you get focused. he will pick out things he wants to get done, and will be very engaged. i would also disagree somewhat with health care in that i think -- again, he came in with the platform of crisis. everything was falling apart. not even really knowing how bad it was. with health care, that is something he really felt he wanted to do. i was one of the holdouts on the energy and commerce committee. there was being -- there was a lot from at as really quickly. how did it all fit together? i was not ready really to sign up. there was a few of us like that. half a dozen at most. i was at the white house a lot in various small groups with the president. he was very engaged, both in the issues and also in the persuasion in trying to bring folks together. i think you wi
elect officials. they know what they want to do. -- elected officials. by and large, it is hard. he will have more trouble with his own executive branch, i think, than with the legislative branch. let me disagree a little bit with president obama on his style. in the second term of president, that is the legacy term. you get focused. he will pick out things he wants to get done, and will be very engaged. i would also disagree somewhat with health care in that i think -- again, he came in with...
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this is a high-stakes election. if we have four more years like the last four years, we continue stagnation. the choice is very clear. do we want a dynamic, growing economy that fosters opportunity or do we want a stagnant economy that fosters dependency? that is not who we are. in the live free or die state,we want to live free and prosper. we want to believe. [applause] when president obama came into office, he inherited a tough situation. there are no two ways about it. the problem is the obama economic agenda failed, not because it was stopped. it failed because it was passed. do not forget this. he came into office with the ability to pass anything of his choosing. he did that. remember the stimulus? remember the idea that if we borrow $831 billion and spend it on pet projects and interest groups, they said unemployment would never reach 8%. we would be growing at 4% a year right now. unemployment has been above 8% for 43 months. our economy last quarter stalled at 1.3%. what is worse for all of these promises
this is a high-stakes election. if we have four more years like the last four years, we continue stagnation. the choice is very clear. do we want a dynamic, growing economy that fosters opportunity or do we want a stagnant economy that fosters dependency? that is not who we are. in the live free or die state,we want to live free and prosper. we want to believe. [applause] when president obama came into office, he inherited a tough situation. there are no two ways about it. the problem is the...
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this is an important election, and i am concerned about america. i am concerned about the direction of america has been taking. i know this is bigger than any election about the two of us as individuals. is bigger than our respective parties. it is about what kind of america do you want to have for yourself and your children. there are two different paths we are speaking about this evening and over the course of the next month we will have two other debates. we will talk about the two paths. they lead in different directions. it is not just looking at our words, you can look at the record. there is no question if the president were to be reelected, he would continue to see a middle-class squeeze it. we have had 43 straight months with unemployment over 8%. i will help create 12 million new jobs in this country with rising incomes. if the president is reelected, obamacare will be fully installed. in my view that will make a whole different way of life for people who counted on the insurance plan the had in the past. he was the health premiums go up
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it is two days after the election? coincidence? should there be anything surprising that emerges from there? mike the committee be smaller tax >> we were talking about rumors earlier in the context of -- might thed committee be smaller? >> we were talking rumors earlier. probably the u.s. is on the side, a minor concern that may have affected by a day or two. but fundamentally i think this got decided out of an internal logic in china, and not looking at united states. my own personal guess is that if you look at the pool of people eligible to be the next and the commit -- standing committee, we may have some difficulty deciding which fisher going to get pulled out of the pond. it is revealing to look at the fish in the pond, the totality of what they are choosing among and what we're looking at is a more diverse group of people in terms of education, business, law, even humanity, to some extent. we are looking at a broader generations. we are looking at people, we were talking about xi. he has some enormous experience, my those le
it is two days after the election? coincidence? should there be anything surprising that emerges from there? mike the committee be smaller tax >> we were talking about rumors earlier in the context of -- might thed committee be smaller? >> we were talking rumors earlier. probably the u.s. is on the side, a minor concern that may have affected by a day or two. but fundamentally i think this got decided out of an internal logic in china, and not looking at united states. my own...
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and this is an all in election. all of our freedoms, all of our rights, all of our way of life and all of the second amendment is on the line. all means you. nobody can sit this election out. we are virginians. we are patriots. we are american. our view all in for romney/ryan on election day? [cheers and applause] thank you very much. always defend freedom every single day. >> thank you. what we do between now and november 6 will determine the type of country our kids and grandkids grow up and. the question is will it to be a country of more government, more spending, more debt, more government intrusion into our personal lives and less freedom? that is important, because that is barack obama's vision for the future of the country. it is a country we hardly recognize, let alone live in. with the supreme court bounce by one vote and all the other long- term issues before our country, this is not about the next four years. this election is about to the next 40 years. there are 100 reasons to deny barack obama for more
and this is an all in election. all of our freedoms, all of our rights, all of our way of life and all of the second amendment is on the line. all means you. nobody can sit this election out. we are virginians. we are patriots. we are american. our view all in for romney/ryan on election day? [cheers and applause] thank you very much. always defend freedom every single day. >> thank you. what we do between now and november 6 will determine the type of country our kids and grandkids grow...
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that is how obama got elected last time. host: well, bob, we have a rule at c-span for the "washington journal." we would like you to allow 30 days between your calls, but if you like to call back in another 30 days, we would love to have you on. guest: i think there's something interesting there. obviously, obama had a strategy in the last election. with hillary clinton, he put out his tax returns and said he had nothing to hide. he used that against mrs. clinton and is trying to do that again. the answer is -- if the democrats want to lb ronnie about putting out tax returns and the media want to lb ronnie -- if the democrats in the media want to lb ronnie about putting out tax returns, -- if the media want to pound romney about tax returns, you say they are just following the agenda. they did not want to focus on barack obama -- what house he bought and with who, and even when rezco was convicted and went to prison, it was like, "next thing. tomorrow, we will talk about his surfing or something." they do not want to answer
that is how obama got elected last time. host: well, bob, we have a rule at c-span for the "washington journal." we would like you to allow 30 days between your calls, but if you like to call back in another 30 days, we would love to have you on. guest: i think there's something interesting there. obviously, obama had a strategy in the last election. with hillary clinton, he put out his tax returns and said he had nothing to hide. he used that against mrs. clinton and is trying to do...
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that is it for this -- election day. that is it. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> lets have a terrific evening for all of you and all of our country. [no audio] >> good evening from the magness arena. i welcome you to the first presidential debate between president barack obama and the republican nominee mitt romney. this debate and the next three are sponsored by the commission on presidential debates. tonight's 90 minutes will be about domestic issues and will follow a format designed by the commission. there will be six 15-minute segments with two-minute answers for the first question then open discussion for the remainder of the segment. thousands of people offered suggestions on questions via the internet and other means. i made the final selections. they were not submitted for approval to the commission or the candidates. the segments will be three on the economy -- one each on health care, the role of goverment, and governing. there will be an
that is it for this -- election day. that is it. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> lets have a terrific evening for all of you and all of our country. [no audio] >> good evening from the magness arena. i welcome you to the first presidential debate between president barack obama and the republican nominee mitt romney. this debate and the next three are sponsored by the commission on presidential...
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call for an election, and then 45 to 60 days later having the election. so, too many? >> certainly too many primaries. 27? are you kidding? for general election debates, a lot of people watch these. i do not think there are too many of those, but the campaigns are too long. >> two words for journalism, critics, and others visa via our political system. the to the keywords are, hands off. >> i agree, four general election debates seems about right. it doesn't seem like a lot of time to spend 90 minutes on international and domestic issues. with respect to the primary debates, there were a lot of them but many people watched. they often dominated their spot in the dealership of cable networks. i would say the primary debate serving different function. there, we are trying to choose a party leader. we have lots of different personalities vying for that this year. the general election, we are choosing a national leader who can hopefully inspire bipartisan cooperation -- maybe we do not have any more -- but it is a different dynamic. >> we have come to the end of our time.
call for an election, and then 45 to 60 days later having the election. so, too many? >> certainly too many primaries. 27? are you kidding? for general election debates, a lot of people watch these. i do not think there are too many of those, but the campaigns are too long. >> two words for journalism, critics, and others visa via our political system. the to the keywords are, hands off. >> i agree, four general election debates seems about right. it doesn't seem like a lot of...
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big bad money people who are out to buy the election. the reality is is that there are desperate motivations and very different types of people. they are wealthy people and their careers are over and they don't want anything back even if they get a tax break, they don't care. from policies downpour -- from a legal standpoint, how you distinguish from the outset the one guy from the other guy? . there are certain philanthropic goals. there are also real business interests and there is personal interests. as a policy matter, i would not know how to say if you check the box, i am just in it for nothing there for you can give more money to the guy who works for the payday lender. they face huge regulatory barriers. mitt romney my promise that if he is elected, that will not go into effect. >> do you want to dive in? >> 100 years ago, the wall street trusts and elected theodore roosevelt because they thought he would not enforce the antitrust laws. that was ideological and they did not like william jennings bryan because they thought he was a
big bad money people who are out to buy the election. the reality is is that there are desperate motivations and very different types of people. they are wealthy people and their careers are over and they don't want anything back even if they get a tax break, they don't care. from policies downpour -- from a legal standpoint, how you distinguish from the outset the one guy from the other guy? . there are certain philanthropic goals. there are also real business interests and there is personal...
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this election is about the fiber of our society. this election is about the kind of people we are going to be, the kind of country we're going to have. this country is an idea. that's something we can never forget. it is not new hampshire to california or florida to wisconsin. it is not just a nation with a flag. it is the only nation founded on an idea. that idea is very precious, but that idea can slip away from us if each generation doesn't defend the idea. the idea is very precious. the declaration of independence said it better than anybody can say it. our rights come from nature and nature's god, not from government. the minute we forget that idea, the minute we fore-- forget our country. our founders put that on the uniform so we can live in peace and freedom. and we thank them for what they have done to give us this country. [cheers and applause] that's why we have to win. that's why we're going to win. look. winston churchill said it best. "the americans can be counted upon to do the right thing, but only after they have ex
this election is about the fiber of our society. this election is about the kind of people we are going to be, the kind of country we're going to have. this country is an idea. that's something we can never forget. it is not new hampshire to california or florida to wisconsin. it is not just a nation with a flag. it is the only nation founded on an idea. that idea is very precious, but that idea can slip away from us if each generation doesn't defend the idea. the idea is very precious. the...
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what about the city's rights to elect their own elected officials? follow their own destiny? when you sit government interference, i understand that you were talking about the federal government. but i heard mitt romney say states' rights. is it the right of the state to come into the cities to overthrow the local municipalities? if that is big government, small government -- i do not know. is it controlled government? i think the citizens have a right to control their own destiny in their own city. this is on the ballot in november and i am telling everybody in michigan to vote it down. we do not need dictatorship. host: thank you so much. that is on at the role of government in relation to the city and the federal government. this comes from twitter -- >> debate news. more than 67 million people watched the first presidential debate of this election cycle. more than 50 million people watched the first presidential debate four years ago. about 12 million of the 67 million you watched president obama square off against mitt romney worked in the ages of 18 to 34. nearly 31 mil
what about the city's rights to elect their own elected officials? follow their own destiny? when you sit government interference, i understand that you were talking about the federal government. but i heard mitt romney say states' rights. is it the right of the state to come into the cities to overthrow the local municipalities? if that is big government, small government -- i do not know. is it controlled government? i think the citizens have a right to control their own destiny in their own...
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-- this election. a lot of them are voting for the first time and a lot of them will want to vote on the direction the country will go into i do not think the young people will be a factor in this year's election. i do not think celebrities are endorsing as much. i also think the racial factors of the last election were overplayed. >> young people will be a huge factor this year. students care about the decisions that happened today because they affect tomorrow. they are passionate about what is going on and really want to get involved in this election cycle. >> they will play an important role in the 2012 election. we are ultimately driven to change the world and the country. >> when nations cheat in trade and china has treated -- she did, i will do something in the president has not been able to do. label than a currency manipulator. >> we have brought more outrages -- cases against china in one term than the previous administration did in two. we have been winning this case is. >> wednesday, preside
-- this election. a lot of them are voting for the first time and a lot of them will want to vote on the direction the country will go into i do not think the young people will be a factor in this year's election. i do not think celebrities are endorsing as much. i also think the racial factors of the last election were overplayed. >> young people will be a huge factor this year. students care about the decisions that happened today because they affect tomorrow. they are passionate about...
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''the answer to that obviously was no, and as the result, i was elected to this office and promised a new beginning. now, maybe i'm expected to ask that same question again. i'm not going to, because i think that all of you -- or not everyone, those people that are in those pockets of poverty and haven't caught up, they couldn't answer the way i would want them to -- but i think that most of the people in this country would say, yes, they are better off than they were 4 years ago. the question, i think, should be enlarged. is america better off than it was 4 years ago? and i believe the answer to that has to also be "yes.'' i promised a new beginning. so far, it is only a beginning. if the job were finished, i might have thought twice about seeking reelection for this job. but we now have an economy that, for the first time -- well, let's put it this way -- in the first half of 1980, gross national product was down a minus 3.7%. the first half of '84 it's up 8.5%. productivity in the first half of 1980 was down a minus 2%. today it is up a plus 4%. personal earnings after taxes per ca
''the answer to that obviously was no, and as the result, i was elected to this office and promised a new beginning. now, maybe i'm expected to ask that same question again. i'm not going to, because i think that all of you -- or not everyone, those people that are in those pockets of poverty and haven't caught up, they couldn't answer the way i would want them to -- but i think that most of the people in this country would say, yes, they are better off than they were 4 years ago. the question,...
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and it will create an all- elected board. as i said, i think we're getting close and i certainly will spare no effort to make sure that the members of delivers on its promises. that is the quality path we have embarked on. multiple promises made by multiple players from a multiple layers of interaction, more complicated than we were used to and when we adopted to make sure we always remain relevant, which means independent and credible because of the quality of the advice we give. and clearly, if you go back to robert frost, he was talking about those promises and he was also talking about the road to take. clearly, i hope we can take that road together and see if other under even better circumstances. thank you very much for lunch, fred. [applause] >> thank you very much for sharing your views on such a wide range of critical issues. let me of use my position as opposed to lead off with a couple of questions and then we will open it up to the audience. i would first like to ask you a question relating not only to your curren
and it will create an all- elected board. as i said, i think we're getting close and i certainly will spare no effort to make sure that the members of delivers on its promises. that is the quality path we have embarked on. multiple promises made by multiple players from a multiple layers of interaction, more complicated than we were used to and when we adopted to make sure we always remain relevant, which means independent and credible because of the quality of the advice we give. and clearly,...
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the 1976 election. look at the dark area. that's the democrat vote for jimmie carter who won nothing west of texas. it was the entire south he carried so. i guess that southern strategy wasn't working out for the republicans. >> on a current voter law changes around the country, new republic tim noah announced why won't conservatives denounce voter up is suppression. he writes, i find this generally puzzling. i don't expect g.o.p. politicians to [ indiscernible ] voter up is suppression movement within their ranks because they've got a partisan interest in it. for anyone that's free to -- [ indiscernible ] the utter phoniness from the g.o.p. movement to squelch voter fraud must surely be obvious. >> by voter up is suppression, he means not being able to just walk up and vote without a photo i.d.? i think it would be clearer if he said, why do republicans think you should have a voter i.d. to vote? because if you put it that way, um, i think everyone in the country would laugh. what? anyone could walk in? you can go from votin
the 1976 election. look at the dark area. that's the democrat vote for jimmie carter who won nothing west of texas. it was the entire south he carried so. i guess that southern strategy wasn't working out for the republicans. >> on a current voter law changes around the country, new republic tim noah announced why won't conservatives denounce voter up is suppression. he writes, i find this generally puzzling. i don't expect g.o.p. politicians to [ indiscernible ] voter up is suppression...
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elections are always about hope. the hope that i saw on my father's beaming face as i crossed the stage to get my college diploma. the hope that i'm sure barack's grandmother felt as she cast her ballot for the grandson she loved and raised. the hope that all those men and women in our lives who worked that extra shift for us, who saved and sacrificed and prayed so that we could have something more, the hope that so many of us feel when we look into your eyes, the eyes of our children and our grandchildren. that's why we're here. that's why i'm here. because we want to give all of our children a foundation for their dreams, all of them. we want to give all of our children opportunities worthy of their dreams because what we all know for sure -- i don't care what party you're from, all of our kids are worthy, every last one of them. [applause] we want to give our kids that sense of limitless possibilities. that bleach that here in america, the greatest country on the planet, there is always something better out there
elections are always about hope. the hope that i saw on my father's beaming face as i crossed the stage to get my college diploma. the hope that i'm sure barack's grandmother felt as she cast her ballot for the grandson she loved and raised. the hope that all those men and women in our lives who worked that extra shift for us, who saved and sacrificed and prayed so that we could have something more, the hope that so many of us feel when we look into your eyes, the eyes of our children and our...
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that election will put in place democratically-elected government that will take over in december. there's been enormous progress in afghanistan, despite of what john edwards said 2 1/2 years ago. they just got it wrong. the fact is as we go forward in afghanistan, we will pursue osama bin laden and the terrorists as long as necessary. we're standing up to afghan security forces so they can take on responsibility for they're own security. we'll keep u.s. forces there. we have about 16,000 there. as long as necessary to assist the afghans in terms of dealing with their security situation. but they're makinging is cant progress. we've got president karzai is in power. they have done wonders of writing their own constitution for the first time ever. schools are open, young girls are going to school. women are going to vote, women are even eligible to run for office. this is major, major progress. there will be democracy in afghanistan. make no doubt about it. freedom is the best ant dote to terror. >> senator edwards, you have 90 seconds to respond. >> someone did get it wrong, but it
that election will put in place democratically-elected government that will take over in december. there's been enormous progress in afghanistan, despite of what john edwards said 2 1/2 years ago. they just got it wrong. the fact is as we go forward in afghanistan, we will pursue osama bin laden and the terrorists as long as necessary. we're standing up to afghan security forces so they can take on responsibility for they're own security. we'll keep u.s. forces there. we have about 16,000...
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but if he happens to fall ill or be busy on election day, luckily, our elections will continue to be free and to be fair. host: catherine mangu-ward is the managing editor of reason magazine. thanks for coming in this morning that as of 4 "washington journal" this morning. you can follow tonight's presidential debate at the university of denver on our website c-span.org. we have a special campaign of set up. you can also watch clips of it afterwards. tomorrow morning on "washington journal" we will be reviewing headlines and taking your calls. thank you. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> in about half an hour, we will go live to the pentagon for a news briefing with lieutenant- general adrian bradshaw. he will be holding a video conference and you can see that live at 10:30 eastern on c-span. later, former secretary of state henry kissinger looks at the upcoming agenda of the 18th national congress of china. beginning november 8, china will have new communist party political leaders. you can see that di
but if he happens to fall ill or be busy on election day, luckily, our elections will continue to be free and to be fair. host: catherine mangu-ward is the managing editor of reason magazine. thanks for coming in this morning that as of 4 "washington journal" this morning. you can follow tonight's presidential debate at the university of denver on our website c-span.org. we have a special campaign of set up. you can also watch clips of it afterwards. tomorrow morning on...
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two-thirds of you in the last election. anyone that says otherwise is an insult to the people who put those boats on the board. moved this country ahead to the next level of our destiny and let's do it together. [applause] >> we have unfortunately run out of time in tonight's debate. we want to thank our guests, congressman steve king and christie vilsack. >> we want to think are cosponsor, northwestern college for providing a venue and the northwest iowa review newspaper. >> we also want to thank you, the voters, for watching and sending in great questions for tonight's debate. >> on behalf of the northwest i will review and northwestern college, -- >> thank you for watching. remember to vote november 6. >> coming up monday, 3 live congressional debates from around the country. at 7:00 eastern, massachusetts senator scott brown and elizabeth warren appear in the second of four televised debates, live on c-span. in virginia, house majority leader erik cantor debates army colonel wayne powell. then at 8:00 eastern, -- a deba
two-thirds of you in the last election. anyone that says otherwise is an insult to the people who put those boats on the board. moved this country ahead to the next level of our destiny and let's do it together. [applause] >> we have unfortunately run out of time in tonight's debate. we want to thank our guests, congressman steve king and christie vilsack. >> we want to think are cosponsor, northwestern college for providing a venue and the northwest iowa review newspaper. >>...
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and you will say now anything to get elected. i am a diehard republican and i will not be voting for you. >> thank you very much. next is a call from roanoke, virginia, this is a democrat. what would you ask? caller: i am a democrat. i would ask both candidates what they would do in reference to social services reform. it has been a big epidemic that has been happening all over the united states as well as worldwide, globally, where children are being illegally removed from their parents under false pretenses and allegations by department of workers that are supposed to be in place to protect them, such as caps, dss. , and even court appointed attorneys. the parents are being slandered, even down to grandparents and guardians. they have not done anything wrong. it has been proven that these department agencies get a bonus for placing a child in foster care as well as adopting them for families other than their own. although there is a need because there are some children that you need to be rescued, it is not all departmental wor
and you will say now anything to get elected. i am a diehard republican and i will not be voting for you. >> thank you very much. next is a call from roanoke, virginia, this is a democrat. what would you ask? caller: i am a democrat. i would ask both candidates what they would do in reference to social services reform. it has been a big epidemic that has been happening all over the united states as well as worldwide, globally, where children are being illegally removed from their parents...
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i want to know who is trying to push the election. push the election. as i understandin
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>> well, milosevic has lost the election. his opponent, kostunica, has won the election. it's overwhelming. milosevic's government refuses to release the vote count. there's now a general strike going on. they're demonstrating. i think we should support the people of serbia and yugoslavia, as they call the serbia plus montenegro, and put pressure in every way possible to recognize the lawful outcome of the election. the people of serbia have acted very bravely in kicking this guy out of office. now he is trying to not release the votes and then go straight to a so-called runoff election without even announcing the results of the first vote. alonge've made it clear, with our allies, that when milosevic leaves, then serbia will be able to have a more normal relationship with the rest of the world. that is a very strong incentive that we've given them to do the right thing. bear in mind also, milosevic has been indicted as a war criminal and he should be held accountable for his actions. now, we have to take measured steps because the sentiment within serbia is, for understa
>> well, milosevic has lost the election. his opponent, kostunica, has won the election. it's overwhelming. milosevic's government refuses to release the vote count. there's now a general strike going on. they're demonstrating. i think we should support the people of serbia and yugoslavia, as they call the serbia plus montenegro, and put pressure in every way possible to recognize the lawful outcome of the election. the people of serbia have acted very bravely in kicking this guy out of...
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that puts the issue off until after the election. i think it would rather not have the court be part of the election run-up and i think that, if the court had granted on the same-sex marriage in any of these, that factor more into the campaigns than it already has. i think the chief justice would rather have the court lie low in terms of the political realm. with the history of proposition 8, california has several iterations of proposition 22, which said there would be no same-sex marriage in the state. that was found unconstitutional under the california constitution. then the court found that the california constitution already provides for same-sex marriage under the protection clause. there was a brief time when same-sex marriages were performed in california. simultaneously with that, there was proposition 8 been prepared and then the election the past that with a 52% majority as a referendum to say that amends the california constitution saying that, no, marriages between a man and woman. that presented an interesting history.
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until the next election cycle. until the next election cycle. when i talk about each side, in this case, i mean the press and the candidates, even though that is not the most natural way to talk about an election. you think of the two sides in the election being the candidates, and yet, that is not the full story of an election, and on the other hand, just to go back for a second, i do think the press, in taking on the candidates, can call the right and wrong and the correct and the incorrect, and i hope there is a lot more of that, and i am probably running out of time. i will say that on the optimism front, can anyone imagine during the kennedy-nixon debates that we would all be watching it with twitter, that there would be fact checking, that there would be conversations going on? hearing him on the radio, he sounds a lot better. or anything like that. i think this is a great time for political coverage, and i hope that that turns out to be true in the next few weeks and that we do not instead see some degraded
until the next election cycle. until the next election cycle. when i talk about each side, in this case, i mean the press and the candidates, even though that is not the most natural way to talk about an election. you think of the two sides in the election being the candidates, and yet, that is not the full story of an election, and on the other hand, just to go back for a second, i do think the press, in taking on the candidates, can call the right and wrong and the correct and the incorrect,...
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elected to the united states senate when i was 33. i now have its opportunity at 41 to seek the office of the vice presidentsy. >> senator bentsen. >> i have absolutely no quarrel with senator quayle's military record, but i do strongly disagree with him on some of the issues. you make great patriotic speeches, and i enjoy them. but i don't understand your vote on veterans issues. senator quile -- quayle has one of the worst voting records in the united states senate on veterans issues. and one of them that particularly bothers me, sponsoring legislation to put a tax on combat pay and disability pay for veterans, for fighting men and women of america. tax on their disability pay when they are lying there in the hospital. people who have sacrificed for our country. i think you ought to explain that to the people of america, and you ought to explain it tonight. >> john, a question for senator bentsen. >> senator, you are chairman of the senate finance committee, and you are generally considered rather an orthodox conservative on fiscal
elected to the united states senate when i was 33. i now have its opportunity at 41 to seek the office of the vice presidentsy. >> senator bentsen. >> i have absolutely no quarrel with senator quayle's military record, but i do strongly disagree with him on some of the issues. you make great patriotic speeches, and i enjoy them. but i don't understand your vote on veterans issues. senator quile -- quayle has one of the worst voting records in the united states senate on veterans...
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elections. the supreme court, when they got that ruling, they sent it right back. they said that voting was a fundamental right and the judge would not be obligated to block the law unless -- sorry, missing a word here -- not disenfranchisement of voters. that was the strict order from the supreme court and he had no choice but to block all law. host: what has been the reaction in pennsylvania? who is going to benefit from this? caller: democrats have been very concerned that this would reduce turnout, especially among the elderly. they held up as a big victory. the republicans are basically trying to make sure that the law takes effect next year, not this year. they are looking to the future. host: as we look forward, do you expect this ruling to go to the supreme court before the election? could there be a change? or is this really what is going to happen? host: -- caller: theoretically it is possible that the ruling could be appealed to the supreme court. they have held that possibility open
elections. the supreme court, when they got that ruling, they sent it right back. they said that voting was a fundamental right and the judge would not be obligated to block the law unless -- sorry, missing a word here -- not disenfranchisement of voters. that was the strict order from the supreme court and he had no choice but to block all law. host: what has been the reaction in pennsylvania? who is going to benefit from this? caller: democrats have been very concerned that this would reduce...
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you can close the lid on winning the election. is winning getting enough votes to cause one of the other two who ends up winning to give more than just lip service to these issues? potentially. you know, steve, i view this as a victory every single day. there are so many people -- i think i speak on behalf of the majority of americans. i think they consider themselves fiscally responsible and socially respecting. reachingacc -- socially accepting. i am in that broad brush category myself. how does that equate to all the issues that we face today? i do not think either party -- i don't think democrats are good on civil liberties. i don't think republicans are good at dollars and cents. when it comes to civil liberties and being republican, it is not happening at all. host: you might remember john anderson won 6.6% of the national vote. ralph nader has won several times. you have been called the original tea party candidate. i want to play a little bit of tape with ross perot. we will show this interview tonight at 9:00 p.m. he refl
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i did vote for obama in the previous election. i thought the united states needed a positive inspiration and that he was the enter at the time. i too like what he is done with the health-care system. before my husband had a heart attack and we were considered pre-existing condition and with release of that, we were able to get health care that is affordable. we're paying $49 a month for health insurance as a premium -- we were paying $4,000 a month -- $1400 a month in a premium for health insurance. i volunteer with georgia cares in savannah. the program is wonderful but they are overworked and understaffed. mitt romney in the debate last night cap talk about how massachusetts was number one in education. that is great for massachusetts. here in georgia, and not so wonderful. i cannot send my kids to public schools because they are so horrible. it is disgusting. host: it sounds like you're leaning towards the president. caller: i want to but it is up in the air. has he done something for the country? yes. has it been enough? you h
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it is not the way to win elections. i am positive jonathan does not spend time thinking about how they can suppress boaters. that solution, the solution of voter id is wrong. >> i would all for to thank you coming here. i would like to read q uotuote n this issues. . we've seen unprecedented amounts of campaign spending, often by groups that will not disclose their identity. it seems to be like if your argument is money is free speech, we should hold people accountable for what they say. if the ceo of pepsi were to give $1 billion to mayor ron be tomorrow, i would not buy pepsi for the rest of the year. how were we going to hold them accountable? >> just a year? [laughter] >> there are certain soda's i cannot go without. >> not in new york city. it has to be 16 ounces. no more than that. >> how can we hold these people accountable if we do not know what they are saying? take of this election cycle there are a lot of different groups that are organized differently under the tax laws. all of those reports to the fcc and t
it is not the way to win elections. i am positive jonathan does not spend time thinking about how they can suppress boaters. that solution, the solution of voter id is wrong. >> i would all for to thank you coming here. i would like to read q uotuote n this issues. . we've seen unprecedented amounts of campaign spending, often by groups that will not disclose their identity. it seems to be like if your argument is money is free speech, we should hold people accountable for what they say....
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they always do this in a close election. as we head into novemberheadtheir number one imperative is to answer the question. -- as we head into november, their number one imperative is to answer the question. we have done it before and we can do it again. when they answer that question, that is when they will win the election? >> there is no question that the president is well-liked and there are also a lot of folks who do not care for him as much. a lot of people look at him and admire him. i admire him. he has played golf 104 times in the last four years. i would love to come anywhere close to that. in terms of the romney campaign, i cannot talk to my partner in boston, who has been during the campaign, because i am doing a lot of work for the super pacs. whenever we talk, it is about the nationals, or his redskins and my giants. i will hold off on giving advice to the romney campaign. they have a lot of people giving them advice. i hope they are able to capitalize on this new-found momentum. >> to your point about 2004, i
they always do this in a close election. as we head into novemberheadtheir number one imperative is to answer the question. -- as we head into november, their number one imperative is to answer the question. we have done it before and we can do it again. when they answer that question, that is when they will win the election? >> there is no question that the president is well-liked and there are also a lot of folks who do not care for him as much. a lot of people look at him and admire...
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i voted for the president the last election even though i am independent. there's a lot about the republican platform, the party platform that i agree with and there's a lot about the democratic party platform i don't agree with. but when it comes to leadership, it has been really embarrassing to watch mitt romney. it is just sad. so this will be his chance. peter he will pull it off or not. i am not going to vote for him just because of-principle of- he will pull it off or not. i am not going to vote for a mormon. it is the core of who he is because of his leadership in the turkischurch for 10 years. i feel that influences a lot of his decisions. host: nothing he can say tomorrow night would change your opinion? caller: no, but i would like to see him still be a viable candidate and have some ideas. the people who are surrounding him, his staff members, are the ones who really want to get in the white house, because they are planning to lead the white house. i don't believe he has what it takes to be a leader in the white house. host: a tweet -- which are
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a special election seat was triggered, the election with scott brown, that gave the republicans 41. then we lost senator byrd. that was another vote that we lost. so the president only had a senate for about eight months. in that eight months he was dealing with the worst recession since the great depression. so people need to educate themselves and stop going with these party lines of the democrats controlled congress two years and so on. there's only so much you can do. host: thanks for calling. this on twitter -- on facebook -- gary johnson will be on this program to take your calls in about an hour, 8:30 eastern time. the last call from texas reminds us of the interview with ross belprospero. -- with ross perot. richard spoke with him down in plano, texas. the headline, the u.s. is headed for disaster. the full interview with richard wolfe of "usa today" talking with perot, 9:00 p.m. eastern time. [video clip] >> do you think if we had had a administration from 1993 it through 2001, that things would be different today in terms of our fiscal picture? >> i would make every effort
a special election seat was triggered, the election with scott brown, that gave the republicans 41. then we lost senator byrd. that was another vote that we lost. so the president only had a senate for about eight months. in that eight months he was dealing with the worst recession since the great depression. so people need to educate themselves and stop going with these party lines of the democrats controlled congress two years and so on. there's only so much you can do. host: thanks for...
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in new york state, instead of henry clay winning the election, who he should have, the election went to james k.polk, who was a slave owner, an expansionist, he annexed texas which became a state in 1845 and in 1846 he initiated the war with mexico, he provoked an incident that started the war with mexico. we defeated mexico and in 1848, we acquired from mexico the northern third of their country, which is currently the states of california, nevada, new mexico, arizona, and parts of wyoming, and colorado. so he had -- so you know, without -- if he hadn't won, if clay had won, i think we would have annexed texas but we may not have had those southwestern states. what polk wanted was the support on the pacific. he also wanted more land for slave owners. so those two parties really changed the outcome to an election in americano zero and american history. host: many people look to 1992, the reform party led -- led by ross perot and i'm going to show a portion of an interview, conducted by richard wolf of usa today, but at the time, many thought this would be the start of a third party,
in new york state, instead of henry clay winning the election, who he should have, the election went to james k.polk, who was a slave owner, an expansionist, he annexed texas which became a state in 1845 and in 1846 he initiated the war with mexico, he provoked an incident that started the war with mexico. we defeated mexico and in 1848, we acquired from mexico the northern third of their country, which is currently the states of california, nevada, new mexico, arizona, and parts of wyoming,...
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our elections are being sold to the highest bidder. that is not what our alexians should be about. >> -- that is not what our elections should be about. >> when i say i will fight to change congress, i mean it. i have an amendment to our constitution that i think would make people proud. it says congress must organize itself in a non-partisan fashion. it's y c have no more than 12 years of consecutive service, and says congress has the authority to ban all outside money. the question is right. even if it inoteality, the perception is politics have been corrupted by money. i am a -- nobody thought at you were correct as a consequence of what it took in 1992. constituti ss if you're 30 yearsou cun, but if you did not have the money you cannot run. is corruptg our decision making, and we got to change our nstituon to limit wh can be spent in caaigns. >> i am proud of the facthat on our last campaign finance report about the mustard in over 70% of my contributions came from nebraska is cents. with mr. kerrey, his contributions came from ou
our elections are being sold to the highest bidder. that is not what our alexians should be about. >> -- that is not what our elections should be about. >> when i say i will fight to change congress, i mean it. i have an amendment to our constitution that i think would make people proud. it says congress must organize itself in a non-partisan fashion. it's y c have no more than 12 years of consecutive service, and says congress has the authority to ban all outside money. the...
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brown is a very liberal senator elected in 2006. he is baby faced and also the strait -- state treasurer. he was elected statewide. brown still has the lead. maybe six points or seven points, competitive because the has so much money. host: wichita, kan., democratic line. caller: i am really concerned as to when our members of congress are going to step up and address some things, like the drug war that has put many people in prison. incarcerating our citizens. this horrible drug war, whether we going to start talking about that? it is a brick on the head of so many people who cannot get any benefits after that. it affects them for life. it has not been studied in the united states due to the fda not being allowed to move on it. i have talked to my state representatives and have two members in kansas who are totally pro-legalization and no one else in this country is willing to talk about this strategy. guest: i heard he was a democrat from kansas, i did not realize that there were any. interesting. the thing is, sometimes it comes
brown is a very liberal senator elected in 2006. he is baby faced and also the strait -- state treasurer. he was elected statewide. brown still has the lead. maybe six points or seven points, competitive because the has so much money. host: wichita, kan., democratic line. caller: i am really concerned as to when our members of congress are going to step up and address some things, like the drug war that has put many people in prison. incarcerating our citizens. this horrible drug war, whether...
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at the same time, recumbent presidents typically win elections. they have the experience of doing this before. having a policy for the previous four years, the advantage of a very well-prepared campaign. the practice of doing this, where as the challenger has to put that campaign together on the fly. at the end of the day, each side may have a little advantage that it brings to the table, but probably those advantages cancel them out. that is why the two candidates can fight to a draw most times. >> you write this in your book. what will we be talking about wednesday evening and thursday morning? >> i learned a long time ago not to make predictions about debates. these are live television shows. you absolutely cannot predict what will happen. based on the history of these two debaters, neither one of them is really a flame thrower. neither one of them is particularly theatrical. their history would suggest it might be a candidate. but again, you never know. >> in terms of preparing for the debates, the moderator role. what kinds of questions shoul
at the same time, recumbent presidents typically win elections. they have the experience of doing this before. having a policy for the previous four years, the advantage of a very well-prepared campaign. the practice of doing this, where as the challenger has to put that campaign together on the fly. at the end of the day, each side may have a little advantage that it brings to the table, but probably those advantages cancel them out. that is why the two candidates can fight to a draw most...
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elected to the united states senate when i was 33. i now have the opportunity at 41 to seek the office of the vice presidency. >> senator bentsen? >> i have absolutely no quarrel with senator quayle's military record. but i do strongly disagree with him on some of the issues. you make great patriotic speeches and i enjoy them, but i don't understand your vote on veterans issues. senator quayle has one of the worst voting records in the united states senate on veterans issues. and one of them that particularly bothers me, sponsoring legislation to put a tax on combat pay and disability pay for veterans, for fighting men and women of america. tax on their disability pay when they're lying there in the hospital, people who have sacrificed for our country. i think you ought to explain that to the people of america and you ought to explain it tonight. >> john, a question for senator bentsen. >> senator, you're chairman of the senate finance committee and you're generally considered rather an orthodox conservative on fiscal matters, meaning
elected to the united states senate when i was 33. i now have the opportunity at 41 to seek the office of the vice presidency. >> senator bentsen? >> i have absolutely no quarrel with senator quayle's military record. but i do strongly disagree with him on some of the issues. you make great patriotic speeches and i enjoy them, but i don't understand your vote on veterans issues. senator quayle has one of the worst voting records in the united states senate on veterans issues. and...